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2012 Republican Party Platform
Abortion
Support human life amendment; oppose abortion funding.
Budget & Economy
Inflation is a hidden regressive tax.
Audit the Federal Reserve; bring more transparency.
Balanced Budget Amendment & super-majority for tax increase.
Shrink the FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Civil Rights
Constitutionally define marriage as one man & one woman.
Corporations
World's highest corporate tax rate cripples job creation.
Crime
Criminals behind bars cannot harm the public.
Education
Shift to community colleges and technical institutions.
No federal college loans; just insure private loans.
Energy & Oil
Open ANWR and OCS for oil & gas development.
Environment
Conservation is a conservative value, but balance economics.
Foreign Policy
Transition to a post-Assad Syria and independent Lebanon.
Model foreign aid on Millennium Challenge Corporation.
Castro regime in Cuba is a state-sponsor of terrorism.
Free Trade
Restore presidential Trade Promotion Authority.
Countervailing duties against China on intellectual property.
Government Reform
Keep Electoral College; no national popular vote.
Repeal McCain-Feingold; no contribution limits.
Require photo ID to fight voter fraud.
No statehood for the District of Columbia.
Gun Control
Right to obtain and store ammunition without registration.
Health Care
Repeal ObamaCare; it is an attack on our Constitution.
Homeland Security
No aerial surveillance over US soil.
Privatize the TSA and end frisking.
Respond to proliferation of transnational terrorism.
National Military Strategy to deter rogue aggression.
Immigration
Make E-verify mandatory nationwide.
Jobs
Support employee ownership over union elites.
The best jobs program is economic growth.
Principles & Values
Support prayer in public schools.
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